BlackAMP is converting WebP images to PNG

Hi,I am not sure if this is a theme issue or global Mobirise issue. I have converted ALL my images to .WebP format but have noticed Mobirise is re converting them all to PNG. I want to use WebP file format in the website but it seems to not let me.

WebP image format has a very good image algorithm for photo type images where we would usually use JPG images. I see Significant saving in image files size to no visual lost of quality. The .WebP is a valid image format for the web today.

@support, can you forward this issue to developers. If AMP like speed, it will like webp images. I have no idea why the mobirise compiler would be changing images. Are they reformatting or just renaming?

Does anyone have a link to a toll that will convert to png/jpg to webp?thx

I don't know why anyone would use that format yet. I tried researching it in my Safari browser on my Mac and looking at examples on the Google developers site, the images wouldn't even show. What else doesn't support it? How much of a client base or audience is one to lose?It's just another example of how obnoxious Google is, currently expecting or assuming that everyone is tied to using their products.From what I read about the format, it could "One Day" be a promising image format. But for now, it's far from accepted.

Yes, agreed the support could be better. But if no one was to use it, it will never take off. demand for it is only way to get more browsers to support it. You must admit the file size saving for image quality is impressive. Images are a huge overhead in the overall page file size at end of the day. And with the way online is going more and more quality imagery is being called for and so is a factor on a page load time.

You are right. There is no doubt about the impressive results, half or up to three quarters size reduction depending on the images. It is exciting but a little pre-mature. I would predict that by next year it will be an accepted quality. But for now, I think it would be detrimental to isolate web sites due to its minimal exposure and the audience's it will lose. I can't say I am not excited and I thank you for your post as I have heard nothing about it until now.

For those interested in WebP. I have had a response from Mobirise Support:

" WebP format is not supported by the app. Sorry for the inconvenience. "

Mobirise Support Team

So, this is something they clearly need to add as a feature.

Hi @paul505329,You CAN use WebP images on your AMP sites. You just can't insert them into Mobirise AMP site builder. MR will rename them png, right?

But first, we need to know: Does WebP images make any difference in fully loaded page times?

I will do a site study and see. Using the same set of AMP pages, test speed when images are png/jpg and repeat with them converted to WebP. If WebP is faster, the data will show it.

Anyone want to make a hypothesis on which is faster and by how much? I've already demonstrated that equivalent sites of mobirise4 and AMPfree, that AMP is almost four times faster to fully load a page. 3.9x specifically.

My hypothesis is that a site with 10 images, sized correctly for use, and pre-optimized for use, will be just as fast as WebP images. Ho: No difference in speed between jpg/png and WebP images.

(PROCS: Here, we'll just take the published assets/images folder and reformat to WebP; then upload them to the assets/images folder; and, I'll use MobicleanPro 6.0.31 (newest version) to do a global replace across all my pages to replace .jpg with .Webp extension, and replace all .png with WebP extention; I run speed test in a pre-post fashion. Then we will have the data.)